Saying "Screw You" to anyone not using electronic payments, Fed considering banning writing checks
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/economy/fed-considers-ending-paper-checks
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20251204b.htm
Oh, and by the way, I don't give an F how other fascist countries like in the EU or UK or Oz are running their payment systems. I don't care if they no longer use checks, or have given up cash for full-time surveillance electronic payments and national identity cards -- I Just Don't Care -- and I don't think most Americans care what other countries are doing in these respects either. Those fascist countries can do what they want. What we're concerned about in this context is our OWN fascist country. Q.E.D.
Do checks aid surveillance less than other non-cash payment systems? I would expect that a check specifies the payer and the payee, is seen in full by at least the payee's bank, and is probably stored for nontrivial amount of time by that bank.
